No disrespect when we say that your mum didn’t go far enough when she told you that “charity begins at home,” because Singapore runners know that high-profile events held to raise money and awareness for good causes also begin at marathon start lines.

Mark Pollock. Does the name ring a bell? Well, he is certainly gaining more attention after the recent publication of the Iron ‘ElectriRix’ Man research by UCLA scientists. Pollock is none other than the first person in the world with chronic complete paralysis to regain enough voluntary control to actively take steps in a robotic exoskeleton.